Conference – 2014
Financial Flows and Infrastructure Financing

The theme of the Reserve Bank of Australia's annual conference was designed to
support one of the key priorities for the G20 during Australia's year as
the chair. It was jointly organised with the Productivity Commission and the
Lowy Institute for International Policy.

The conference brought together academics from local and international universities,
representatives from international financial institutions, members of the G20's
Investment and Infrastructure Working Group, Australian policymakers, and institutional
investors. They discussed: the factors affecting the ability of savings to
flow across borders to the most productive investments; the role of financial
market development; the challenges specific to infrastructure financing; the
ability of public-private partnerships to address these challenges; and the
potential for institutional investors to meet the financing needs of infrastructure
providers.